Add setting for autocomplete search

searx/preferences.py

@@ -408,6 +408,17 @@ class Preferences:
                     'False': False
                 }
             ),
+            'search_on_autocomplete_click': MapSetting(
+                settings['ui']['search_on_autocomplete_click'],
+                locked=is_locked('search_on_autocomplete_click'),
+                map={
+                    '': settings['ui']['search_on_autocomplete_click'],
+                    '0': False,
+                    '1': True,
+                    'True': True,
+                    'False': False
+                }
+            ),
             # fmt: on
         }
 

searx/settings.yml

@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ ui:
   query_in_title: false
   # infinite_scroll: When true, automatically loads the next page when scrolling to bottom of the current page.
   infinite_scroll: false
+  search_on_autocomplete_click: true
   # ui theme
   default_theme: simple
   # center the results ?

searx/settings_defaults.py

@@ -199,6 +199,7 @@ SCHEMA = {
         'query_in_title': SettingsValue(bool, False),
         'infinite_scroll': SettingsValue(bool, False),
         'cache_url': SettingsValue(str, 'https://web.archive.org/web/'),
+        "search_on_autocomplete_click": SettingsValue(bool, True)
     },
     'preferences': {
         'lock': SettingsValue(list, []),

searx/static/themes/simple/src/js/main/search.js

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
     
     params._Select(suggestion);
     // Ctrl + Click = Only place the suggestion in the search bar, no auto search.
-    if(!e.ctrlKey){
+    if(!e.ctrlKey && searxng.settings.search_on_autocomplete_click){
       submitIfQuery();
     }
   }

searx/templates/simple/preferences.html

@@ -251,6 +251,18 @@
       <div class="description">{{ _('Automatically load next page when scrolling to bottom of current page') }}</div>
     </fieldset>
     {% endif %}
+    {% if 'search_on_autocomplete_click' not in locked_preferences %}
+    <fieldset>
+      <legend>{{ _('Search on suggestion click') }}</legend>
+      <p class="value">
+        <select name='search_on_autocomplete_click'>
+          <option value="1" {% if search_on_autocomplete_click %}selected="selected"{% endif %}>{{ _('On') }}</option>
+          <option value="0" {% if not search_on_autocomplete_click %}selected="selected"{% endif %}>{{ _('Off')}}</option>
+        </select>
+      </p>
+      <div class="description">{{ _('Automatically search when an autocomplete suggestion is clicked') }}</div>
+    </fieldset>
+    {% endif %}
     {{ plugin_preferences('ui') }}
   {{ tab_footer() }}
 

searx/webapp.py

@@ -399,6 +399,7 @@ def get_client_settings():
         'autocomplete_min': get_setting('search.autocomplete_min'),
         'http_method': req_pref.get_value('method'),
         'infinite_scroll': req_pref.get_value('infinite_scroll'),
+        'search_on_autocomplete_click': req_pref.get_value('search_on_autocomplete_click'),
         'translations': get_translations(),
         'search_on_category_select': req_pref.plugins.choices['searx.plugins.search_on_category_select'],
         'hotkeys': req_pref.plugins.choices['searx.plugins.vim_hotkeys'],
@@ -427,6 +428,7 @@ def render(template_name: str, **kwargs):
     kwargs['preferences'] = request.preferences
     kwargs['autocomplete'] = request.preferences.get_value('autocomplete')
     kwargs['infinite_scroll'] = request.preferences.get_value('infinite_scroll')
+    kwargs['search_on_autocomplete_click'] = request.preferences.get_value('search_on_autocomplete_click')
     kwargs['results_on_new_tab'] = request.preferences.get_value('results_on_new_tab')
     kwargs['advanced_search'] = request.preferences.get_value('advanced_search')
     kwargs['query_in_title'] = request.preferences.get_value('query_in_title')